Dave Meserve
Activist
Previously Aired On: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - Listen to the Show!
Dave Meserve lives and works in Arcata, California where he served as a city council member from 2002 to 2006, after running on the platform that “The federal government has gone stark, raving mad. Therefore, we must organize locally to protect our civil liberties, defend the Constitution, and build a sustainable community.”
In 2003, he successfully sponsored Arcata’s ordinance (a law, not a resolution) that forbids police and other city employees from cooperating with federal officials in enforcing unconstitutional portions of the USA PATRIOT Act.
As a council member, he also introduced and passed resolutions calling for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney and opposing the invasion and occupation of Iraq. On a local level, he helped get solar panels on city hall and supported transportation alternatives to the single occupant automobile.
